Achu
The golden pounded cocoyam of the Grassfields: cocoyams pounded silken and served under a bright yellow palm-oil and rock-salt sauce (achu soup) with cow skin and meat.
What it is
The golden pounded cocoyam of the Grassfields: cocoyams pounded silken and served under a bright yellow palm-oil and rock-salt sauce (achu soup) with cow skin and meat. Ingredients: cocoyams (taro), palm oil, limestone/kanwa (achu spice), meat, cow skin (canda), mushrooms (traditional), salt, chiles. Recipe: 1) Boil cocoyams; pound hot until elastic. 2) Warm palm oil; whisk in the limestone water and spices until it turns canary yellow and foams. 3) Add meats to the sauce. 4) Serve the sauce pooled beside mounds of achu. Serve: eaten by hand in the Northwest's ceremonies. Flavor: silky yam, smoky-spiced oil. History: achu is the ceremonial dish of the Bamenda Grassfields — the sauce's colour is the cook's signature. See also: Ndolé, Eru.
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